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Description:
Nine Hand-colored Engraved Plates from John Latham A General Synopsis of Birds, Vol. III. London: Leigh & Sotheby, 1785. Including the title page, plate LXXI "Black Ostrich," plate LXXIII "Roseate Spoonbill," plate LXXXIV "White Sheath-bill," plate LXXXVI "Philippine Spoonbill," plate XCIV "Yellow-nosed Albatross," plate C "Giant Petrel," plate CII "Spur-winged Goose" and plate CXV "Gigantic Crane," sheet 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
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